This is a pleasant surprise. Nice step in the right direction
- The FDA Issues Nutrition and Supplement Facts Label Changes July 2016
- FDA doubles the amount of vitamin D permitted in milk – July 2016
- 2,000 IU of vitamin D reduced schizophrenia chance by 77 percent (male infants) - 2004
- Type 1 diabetes helped with 50,000 IU of vitamin D every two weeks – Nov 2014
- Children getting 60,000 IU monthly got to vitamin D level of 33 ng – Sept 2015 = 2,000 IU daily average
- 800 IU vitamin D for infant and 2000 IU for mother is good, not great – RCT Dec 2013
- Third study found that Infants needed 1600 IU of vitamin D – JAMA RCT May 2013
- Vitamin D Recommendations around the world - IU and ng
Download the FDA PDF (259 pages) from Vitamin D Life
Note: Nutrition label mcg = micrograms = 1/40 of an International Unit
Wonder if supplement suppliers will also convert to mcg?
| mcg | IU |
| 20 | 800 |
| 125 | 5,000 |
| 1,250 mcg 1.25 mg | 50,000 |